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Movie Poster: Chinatown
If I had to choose, but please don’t make me, this would be my favorite movie poster of all time.
Movie Poster: Five Easy Pieces
Striking. Now this one I would like on my wall. Huge.
Stills From Something’s Got to Give
And more in-depth thoughts on the film
Psych-Out
I’m still sick. On meds now. Not as many meds as the gentleman below, however (and mine are all legal).
Posted in Actors, Movies
Tagged Dean Stockwell, Jack Nicholson, Psych-Out, Susan Strasberg
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Dean Stockwell: Anchors Aweigh and Psych-Out
Recently, I watched Anchors Aweigh (featuring Stockwell’s debut in 1945) – and Psych-Out, a movie about hippies in San Francisco from 1968, starring Stockwell and Jack Nicholson – back to back. It’s the most unlikely double bill ever. Stockwell in … Continue reading
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Tagged Anchors Aweigh, Dean Stockwell, Jack Nicholson, Psych-Out, Susan Strasberg
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Saturday snapshots
— The morning was chilly and grey, with a wind whipping through my open window, waking me up before my alarm. My favorite kind of weather. I start to come alive in the fall. I start to feel most like … Continue reading
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Tagged Because They Wanted To, Curtis Sittenfeld, Diane Keaton, Edgar Lee Masters, friends, Jack Nicholson, Mary Gaitskill, Prep, Prince, Reds, snapshots, The Historian, Warren Beatty
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3:15 tomorrow
On the big screen.
Reds On DVD
1. IT’S ABOUT TIME. Sheesh. Reds is one of my favorite movies of all time and I have had to struggle through these past 25 years – watching it on battered old VHS tapes whenever I want to see it. … Continue reading
Carnal Knowledge: Mike Nichols’ Style
I am baffled by those who blithely say that Mike Nichols has no style as a director. “He’s good with situations – but has no marked style” Mitchell and I have talked about this quite a bit before. What – … Continue reading

